Granada · Andalucía · CP 18101
Huétor Vega
Huétor Vega: living in Granada
Huétor Vega offers 2994 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
12,285
Avg. summer temp
22.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#149 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~35 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,994 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population −0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.7% over the series; mean age 42.2; foreign residents 3.5%; property prices +9.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 2.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Huétor Vega in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.2
<16
15.1%
16–64
70.1%
65+
14.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 11,613 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 426 (3.5%)
- Morocco: 42
- Italy: 36
- United Kingdom: 28
- France: 24
- Colombia: 18
- Bolivia: 17
- Venezuela: 17
- Senegal: 16
English speakers ≈ 28
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18068 (10.5km)
352 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.9 km
- 02Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 2 km
- 03Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.2 km
- 04Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 15.1 km
- 05Falla de Nigüelas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.1 km
Day trip
- 06Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.7 km
- 07Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 46.8 km
- 08Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 47.9 km
- 09Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.9 km
- 10Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 55.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Huétor Vega
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Huétor Vega you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
776
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,084
Self-employed (approx.)
1,033
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€9,183,372
Expenses
€9,110,018
Balance
€73,354
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Elena Duque Merino (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 26.1 km · 35 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 7.5 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 10.8 km · 21 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 146.2 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Granada · 7.5 km · 25 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 10.8 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Avda. De Los Almendros 1 · 0.1 km · 1 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
6,855
558 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
947
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,485
202 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
3
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
31
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2994 sunshine hours
Huétor Vega averages about 2994 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes Huétor Vega a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Huétor Vega.
About Huétor Vega
Huétor Vega is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,151 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2951 €/m². Compare Huétor Vega with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18101 · CP 18101 · lat 37.14818874402485, lon -3.566551426515055 · 26 m · Income: €38,058